Washing-machine.



J.L.DENTON.

' WASHING MACHINE. APPLIGATIQN FILED OCT. 19

Patented July 11, 1911.

Witnesses an en mar enrich.

JOHN Ii. BENTON, F WHITEWBIGHT, TEXAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July ll, 19111.

Application filed October 19, 1310. Serial No. 587,926.

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, To. all whom it may concern. 7

Be it known that I, JOHN L. Dnn'ron, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whitewright, in the county of Grayson and State of Texas,have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of which the fol--bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter dc scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown. In said drawings: Figure 1 is a .vertical longitudinalsection through the machine.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on the line AB Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates areceptacle preferably bowl shaped and mounted on legs or supports 2.Thisreceptacle has ears 3 extending from the up er portion thereof atdiametrically oppose points and each car has a screw threaded lockingbolt 4: pivotally connected to it and adapted to extend through the edgeof a lid 5. These bolts are detachablyengaged by nuts 6 whereby the id 5can be securely clamped upon the upper end of the receptacle 1.

The lid 5 is conical and has a central guide sleeve 7 which is formedintegral therewith and is supported above the receptacle 1. A tube 8 ismounted to reciprocate within-this slee've and is secured, at its lowerend, to the center of a concavo-convex holding member 9 which isprovided with a plurality of aper: tures, as shown. The concave face ofthis member is uppermost and it will be apparent therefore that thismember constitutes an efiicient receptacle for the fabrics to becleaned.

v The upper portion of thetube 8 is screwthreaded interiorly and isadjustably engaged by the lower threaded end of a rod 10 which extends.upwardly through the sleeve 7 to a point some distance above the sameand terminates in a crank 11 which is provided for the purpose offacilitatingthe rotation of the rod. A collar 12 may be located on therod adjacent crank 11 and constitutes a stop or abutment for a tubularmember13 which is slidably mounted on the rod and within the sleeve 7.This tubular member projects into the receptacle 1 and is connected, atits lower end, to a concavoconvex pounder or plunger 1a having anannular -flange 15, the concave face of this plunger being lowermost.

A supporting link 16 is pivotally mounted upon the upper face of theconical lid 5 and extends upwardly and is pivotally connect ed, as at 17to a lever 18. This lever embraces the tubular member 13 and terminatesin a handle 19. vVhei-e the lever embraces the member 13, it ispreferably ofi-sct later ally as shown at 20 and has a supplementalstrip 21 secured to it so as to form an opening 22 through which themember 13 pro' jects. trunnions 23 adapted to work within slots 24formed within the oif-set portion 20 and the strip 21.

When it is desired to use the washing machine, the lid 5 is removed fromthe receptacle and the fabrics to be cleaned are placed upon the holdingmember 9 and below the 'member 14.. Lid 5 is then replaced and securedand rod lO is rotated by means of crank 11 so as to elevate the fabricsand bring them close to the member 14. By then oscillating the lever 18,the member 13 can be caused to reciprocate and will cause the plunger 14to move downwardly and, at the same time, the holder 9 will also movedownwardly until it reaches the bottom of the receptacle. Member 14will. then com- This member may be formed with press the fabrics uponthe holder 9. By

circulate downwardly through the fabrics contained upon the holder 9.Whenthe lever 18 is again swung downwardly. the two elements 9 and 14will move therewith until the holder 9 comes into contact with thebottom of the receptacle 1, whereupon the member 14 will again compressthe fabrics. This operation will be repeated during the oscillation ofthe lever 18, and it will be apparent, that, by reason of thecirculation of water set up through the fabrics,

that said fabrics will soon be cleaned.

Importance is attached to the fact that various )arts of the washingmachine can be readiy separated for the purpose of cleaning them. Itwill be noted also that the machine is formed of but few parts andcannot therefore readily get out of order. By utilizing the threaded rod10, the parts 9 and 14 can be readily adjusted relative to each other soas to be adapted to different quantities of vfabrics contained Withinthe machine.

What is claimed is thoroughly 1. A washing machine including areceptacle, a fabric holder, a pounder supported above and extendingover the holder, means supported centrally of the pounder and holder forelevating the pounder independently of the holder, and coiiperatingmeans arranged centrally upon the pounder and holder for subsequentlybodily elevating the" holder with the pounder.

2. A washing machine including a receptacle, an apertured fabric holder,a pounder overhanging all port-ions of the holder, means supportedcentrally of the pounder and holder for adjusting the holder toward oraway from the pounder, and oscillatory means for simultaneously movingthe holder and pounder either downwardly or up wardly within thereceptacle, said pounder being movable downwardly subsequent to thestopping of the holder and being movable upwardly prior to the startingof said holder.

3. A washing machine including a receptacle, a guide supportedthereabove, a tubular member slidably mounted within the guide, apounder carried by said. member and within the receptacle, an actuatingdevice connected to said member, a fabric holder below the pounder,adjustable means extending through the tubular member for supporting thefabric holder, said means being mounted for sliding move] out within thetubular member, and coo ierating means upon the tubular member and theadjustable means for transmitting motion to said adjustable means fromthe tubular member.

4. A washing machine including a recep tacle, a guide supportedthereabove, a tubular member mounted for reciprocation within the guide,a ounder movable with said member, a fabric holder, adjustably connecteddevices extending from said holder and slidably mounted within thetubular member, one of said devices having means for rotating the same,and means upon one of said devices for limiting the relative movement ofthe devices within the tubularmember.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,'I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN L. DENTON.

Witnesses:

R. C. MAY, W. H. KING.

